# There's no such thing as cancel culture

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**Created:** [March 19, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-such-thing-as-cancel-culture/938259 "2021-03-19T19:44:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-such-thing-as-cancel-culture/938259/53 "2021-03-23T15:57:51Z")

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> [@Hellestal](#):
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> No one’s speech is “stifled” if they fail to rain down consequences on others .

Well, that’s the issue, isn’t it? The basic anti-cancel-culture argument seems to be:

We mustn’t discourage speech that could have the “consequences” of insulting and offending a lot of people. And therefore we must discourage speech that could have the “consequences” of widespread disparagement or unpopularity for the authors of the insulting and offensive speech.

Who gets to “stifle” whom?

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